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Apply this simple rule to your conversations: If you wouldn't write it down and sign it, don't say it.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Communication
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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Inspirational
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Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Fun
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Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Communication
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Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Inspirational
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Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece - by thought, choice, courage, and determination.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Determination
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When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Opportunity
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Your religion is what you do when the sermon is over.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Character
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May your life be crowded with unexpected joys.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Joy
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Swallowing angry words before you say them is better than having to eat them afterwards.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Swallowing
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Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Bridges
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Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Good Morning
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If you need to bring in a business partner, make sure your partner brings along some money.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Business
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Use your past successes as a trampoline, not an easy chair.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Motivation
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When you invite trouble, it's usually quick to accept.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Problem
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Have a grateful heart to be happy.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Gratitude
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Every once in a while, take the scenic route.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Motivational
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When you hear a kind word spoken about a friend, tell him so.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Friends
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Don't be called out on strikes. Go down swinging.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Strikes
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Buy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their front yard.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Life Lesson
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We seldom enjoy leisure we haven't earned.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Motivational
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I've learned that education, experience, and memories are three things that no one can take away from you.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Memories
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Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Cactus
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When you're feeling terrific, notify your face.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Feelings
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When starting out, don't worry about not having enough money. Limited funds are a blessing, not a curse. Nothing encourages creative thinking in quite the same way.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Creativity
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Empower your dreams with deadlines.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Dream
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Drive inexpensive cars, but own the best house you can afford.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Home
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Celebrate even small victories.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Life Lesson
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You can't hire someone to practice for you.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Practice
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Encourage anyone who is trying to improve mentally, physically, or spiritually.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Motivation
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Never laugh at anyone's dreams.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Dream
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You either make dust or eat dust.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Dust
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When you have nothing important or interesting to say, don't let anyone persuade you to say it.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Interesting
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Be tough minded but tenderhearted.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Life Lesson
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Believe in miracles but don't depend on them. When you hear kind word spoken about a friend, tell him so. Spoil your spouse, not your children. Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language. To help your children turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Inspirational
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I've learned... . That being kind is more important than being right.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Life
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Life is slippery. We all need a loving hand to hold onto.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Hands
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A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that separates the winner from the one in second place.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Running
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It doesn't take talent to hustle.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Success
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Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Life And Death
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Be willing to lose a battle in order to win the war.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: War
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Don't overlook life's small joys while searching for the big ones.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Joy
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I've learned that regardless of color or age, we all need about the same amount of love.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Love
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If you kiss someone on the back of the neck, it spreads.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Kissing
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At the end of your days, be leaning forwards, not falling backwards.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Fall
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Don't be so concerned with your rights that you forget your manners.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Rights
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Happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Life Lesson
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Commit yourself to constant improvement. Commit yourself to quality. Be persistent, persistent, persistent...and have a grateful heart!
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Grateful
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Nothing important was ever achieved without someone taking a chance.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Collection: Inspirational

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